Human/machine interface for a machine vision sensor and method for installing and operating the same
US7305114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37563
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a human/machine interface (HMI) for use with machine vision systems (MVSs) that provides the machine vision system processing functionality at the sensor end of the system, and uses a communication interface to exchange control, image and analysis information with a standardized, preferably portable device that can be removed from the MVS during runtime. In an illustrative embodiment, this portable device can be a web-browser equipped computer (handheld, laptop or fixed PC) or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The communication interface on the sensor-end of the system is adapted to communicate over a cable or wireless communication link (for example infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF)), with a corresponding communication interface in the portable device. The data communicated over the interconnect or link is formatted so that it is read at a data speed and level of resolution (pixel count) that is appropriate to the portable device by use of an image processor at the sensor end.
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